What is CORE?
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), in partnership with CALSTART, launched the Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) to accelerate the purchase of zero-emission off-road equipment in California.
CORE, analogous to the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), is a project intended to encourage California companies to purchase or lease currently commercialized zero-emission off-road freight equipment by providing a streamlined voucher process to offset the higher cost of such technologies.
CORE voucher amounts are based on the incremental cost difference between traditional equipment and new zero-emission alternatives. Additional funding is available for charging infrastructure, equipment deployed in pollution overburdened communities (DACs), and equipment purchased by small businesses.
How to Participate:
Choose your role in the purchase process
Criteria for Eligibility:
Any original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that meets California CORE Project technology eligibility requirements can become a CORE-eligible Manufacturer.
Application acceptance is continuous throughout the funding cycle period. To learn more about the application process and the CORE Project, please visit https://californiacore.org/how-to-participate/.
Steps for Participating in CORE:
- Read and understand the CORE Project Implementation Manual and Attachment E (for commercial harbor craft Manufacturers).
- Compile documents outlined in Attachment A.
- Send the complete application package to CORE@arb.ca.gov
- Advise Dealers to become CORE-approved.
Telematics Reporting:
- OEMs must submit monthly telematics for the first three months.
- After the initial three-month period, OEMs must submit the telematics data quarterly until the 3-year project participation period ends.
- Telematics data must include the following:
- Cumulative Time in Use (hours)
- Cumulative Energy Used (kWh)
- Percent of Time Operating in:
- SB 535 Disadvantaged Communities;
- AB 1550 Low-income Communities;
- SB 535 Disadvantaged Communities and AB 1550 Low-income Communities;
- AB 1550 Low-income Communities within a 1/2 mile of a SB 535 Disadvantaged Community;
- Potential Low-income Households within ½ Mile of Disadvantaged Community
- Average Energy Discharge Rate During Non-Idle Operation (kW).